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The Galway senior hurlers recorded an extremely facile win over a depleted Westmeath side on Saturday in Mullingar, with a first-half Conor Whelan hat-trick among the highlights of a 6-33 to 0-17 victory.

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Young substitute Declan McLoughlin landed a splendid late point, deep into stoppage time, to ensure the Leinster SHC spoils were divided.

St Thomas’ astonishing run of county senior hurling title wins now stretches to five in a row after last Sunday’s gripping replay against Loughrea.

For the fifth time in eight years Galway and Kilkenny will contest the Leinster senior hurling championship final in Croke Park this weekend, with the Tribesmen favoured to lift the Bob O’Keeffe cup for the fourth time on Saturday evening (7pm).

The Galway senior hurlers resume their Leinster championship campaign this Saturday evening when they travel to O’Moore Park in Portlaoise to take on Laois in the penultimate round of games in the group stage (5pm).

The first high-profile assignment of Henry Shefflin’s tenure awaits the Galway senior hurlers on Sunday as Wexford travel to Pearse Stadium for a tasty National League encounter.

A stunning brace of venomously placed ball strikes to the net by TJ Reid denied St Thomas’ a famous win in last Sunday’s epic All-Ireland club semi-final in Semple Stadium.

The odds may be stacked against St Thomas’ as they prepare to take on the might of Ballyhale Shamrocks in the All-Ireland senior club championship semi-final on Sunday afternoon at Semple Stadium (3.30pm), but the Galway champions will surely relish the opportunity to dethrone the Kilkenny kingpins.

St Thomas’ yet again delivered the goods on the big day, producing an assured performance last Sunday to win the Galway Senior Hurling Championship crown by 0-20 to 0-17 over Clarinbridge.